Chapter 1249: Breaking Through the Encirclement

The Black Tortoise's strike was indeed decisive; none of the three got away. But that dragon could no longer fly, completely maimed by the Martial Cultivator.

Moreover, as soon as it hit the ground, the Corpse Demons pounced and tore at it.

Although it had scale armor, the Corpse Demons burrowed in through its mouth, nose and other openings; wherever they could get a mouth, they began to bite. In the end, the Evil Dragon was hollowed out from the inside by the Corpse Demons.

Ye Liuyun, helpless, could only set it ablaze and send it away.

As he was lamenting, another Evil Dragon let out a mournful cry and fell down.

Its body was pierced by a Divine Rank spear. The spot pierced was precisely where the Evil Dragon's core resided.

"Damn. The Evil Dragon's weakness is exposed. It seems that in the future, using Evil Dragons will require extra caution."

Ye Liuyun didn't know whether the Foreign Tribe acted intentionally or not. But through this incident, they would surely discover a way to deal with Evil Dragons.

The same happened to that Evil Dragon; as soon as it hit the ground, Corpse Demons pounced and tore at it. Ye Liuyun could only burn that Evil Dragon together with the Corpse Demons.

The other giant dragon managed to hold out until the Warship fleet arrived. Though heavily wounded, a bit of recuperation caused no serious trouble.

When the fleet arrived, Ye Liuyun immediately secured it.

The fleet's concentrated fire finally isolated all the Corpse Demons.

After Ye Liuyun and the others, the remaining Demon Cultivators boarded the Warship, they then gathered the remaining thirty‑six stone men and Magic Vines into the Space World and returned with the Warship.

Qin Peng's army gradually began to arrive at this point.

The Leader of these armies, seeing this, could not stop Ye Liuyun and could only reluctantly order a retreat.

They used dense Corpse Demon tactics; against Ye Liuyun's small detachment it was still effective, but against a two‑hundred‑thousand‑strong army the tactic had no advantage at all.

So tens of thousands of Corpse Demons retreated like a tide.

Qin Peng commanded the Warship to give chase for a while, then immediately withdrew.

Ye Liuyun tallied the remaining Demon Cultivator soldiers.

There were just over seven thousand left.

"We finally broke out!" Ye Liuyun let out a sigh.

"The Corpse Demon's tactics are truly formidable!" Ye Liuyun remarked with admiration.

The stretch they traveled was only a hundred or so li, yet they lost so many.

Normally, a hundred‑plus li is traversable by a Martial Cultivator in just a few breaths.

But this distance caused Ye Liuyun to sacrifice over twenty thousand soldiers, two Evil Dragons, and more than one hundred sixty Di Zun First Rank stone men puppets.

Although they also killed many Corpse Demons, trading lives this way with the Corpse Demons was clearly not worthwhile.

Qin Peng led the soldiers to clear the battlefield, burning all corpses clean so the Corpse Demons would have no food left. He then tallied the combat losses.

"How are the losses on your side?"

Ye Liuyun asked Qin Peng.

"We're fine here; with the Warship's suppression, the total loss is about twenty‑plus thousand!" Qin Peng, leading his troops back, chatted with Ye Liuyun.

"The Warship did lose quite a bit. I think the Warship's role is huge, so I want to replenish some quickly."

Ye Liuyun nodded: "The Warship I have is also completely destroyed!"

So Ye Liuyun immediately produced a Transmission Talisman, ordering Zhuge Feiyu, Du Yan and others to promptly arrange Warship reinforcements.

After they retreated back into the city, Ye Liuyun instantly deployed Formation Flags around the city outskirts to guard against Foreign Tribe raids.

"Prince, it seems the Foreign Tribe has set its sights on you now! You'll have to be careful in the future!" Qin Peng warned Ye Liuyun.

"Indeed! These Foreign Tribe are quite shrewd, even setting traps for me!" Ye Liuyun nodded in agreement.

"Fortunately their Warship resources are lacking! Otherwise we wouldn't win so smoothly each time. In this war, the Warship deserves the greatest credit!" Qin Peng praised the Warship again.

Ye Liuyun also knows that among his army's offensive gear, the Warship is the most effective.

And for defensive gear, the Formation Plates prepared by Zhu Youfu are the most effective.

These Formation Plates are perfect for city defense. One plate can cover a certain area; linked together they form a barrier that's hard for the enemy to breach and also protects one's safety.

"I think we could issue each soldier a shield. A shield is more mobile than a Formation Plate and can better isolate opponents, preventing another Corpse Demon pounce scenario."

Ye Liuyun suggested.

"Hmm, it would be perfect if the shield had a Defense Array on it!" Qin Peng proposed.

"That's a good idea. I'll go back and discuss with Zhu Youfu and the others to see if it can be made."

Ye Liuyun wasn't sure whether the idea was feasible.

And even if feasible, it would require resources from the Refinement Alliance.

Anyway, he has nothing to do here now; he might as well return to rest in a different environment, and when he comes back he can bring the Warship and other resources directly, avoiding another transport.

Inside the main tent of the Foreign Tribe's army headquarters, Tuomu Hai was, at this moment, with several Foreign Tribe Leaders, tallying losses.

"220,000 Corpse Slaves, 2,000 Warships, eight Tianzun Realm elites…"

Hearing those numbers, Tuomu Hai frowned.

"The Warship's impact is too great! We must find a way to replenish more Warships. Otherwise future wars will leave us increasingly on the defensive!"

A Demon Cultivator stepped forward and said to Tuomu Hai: "Sir, I recommend that our spies in the interior investigate the source of Ye Liuyun's Warships, and try to seize some Warships for us.

At the same time, we could send someone to the merchant guild to purchase some more."

"Hmm." Tuomu Hai immediately agreed and arranged for someone to provide that Demon Cultivator with Spirit Stones, tasking him with delivering them.

The Foreign Tribe had already planted many spies in the interior, though they had not yet been exposed.

Tuomu Hai now urgently needs Warships, so he had to reluctantly activate some hidden agents.

After receiving the Spirit Stones, the Demon Cultivator immediately set off, bypassing Ye Liuyun's defenses and hurrying toward the interior.

Meanwhile, Ye Liuyun rushed toward the nearest Teleportation Array.

He did not use the Black Tower's teleportation in front of Qin Peng. Such secrets are better known by fewer people.

After Ye Liuyun reached the Teleportation Array, he first talked with Lan Ruo Bing and others to learn about their supply transport situation, then activated the array and departed.

And just as Ye Liuyun was leaving, a Demon Cultivator in the shadows kept staring at him from afar.

That Demon Cultivator was the one Tuomu Hai dispatched to liaise with the spy.

He immediately sent a Transmission Voice to Tuomu Hai.

"Sir, Ye Liuyun has left the battlefield and returned to Yi Cheng! This is an excellent chance to assassinate him. Ye Liuyun has now become the spiritual leader on the battlefield; as soon as he dies, the morale of the Great Summer army will surely be hit... Yes, there's no doubt, it must be Ye Liuyun..."